centerlines

Highway lane dividers

Centerlines are lines running down the middle of something, marking the center or dividing it into halves.

On roads, centerlines separate lanes of opposing traffic.

In technical drawing and engineering, centerlines indicate axes of symmetry: The centerlines show where the holes should be drilled.

Also spelled as two words: center lines.

symmetry

axis

Rotation reference line

reflection · bisector · midpoint · equidistant · geometry · congruence · proportion · centroid · bisection · halves

sports

midfield

Pitch's central region

court · rink · diamond · gridiron · tip-off · midcourt · faceoff

highway

lane

Designated travel strip

markings · pavement · roadway · asphalt · reflectors · interstate · freeway · motorway · thoroughfare · traffic

precision

alignment

Correct relative positioning

gauge · machining · calipers · micrometer · metrology · specifications · dimensional · CNC · calibration · datum

navigation

course

Planned path forward

waypoint · GPS · approach · runway · channel · fairway · buoy · nautical · aviation · piloting

Categories
Opposites
road position

centerlinesfog lines

Road edge markings

sidelines · boundary lines · gutters · margins · berms

geometric position

centerlinesmargins

Edges of a page

outer edges · borders · peripheries · outlines · circumferences

Family

centerline

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G